JAMMU and KASHMIR (No. 2)

Motion Text

That this House expresses its condemnation of the Indian government's revocation of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution; has been alarmed by the reports of assaults on civil liberties, freedom of movement and freedom of expression in Jammu and Kashmir by Indian authorities; calls on the Indian government to comply with international human rights law in relation to the people of Jammu and Kashmir; and urges the UK government to coordinate an international effort to ensure that the Indian Government lifts the lock-down on Jammu and Kashmir and to seek the process of demilitarisation and initiation of the plebiscite mutually agreed with the UN to achieve a peaceful solution to that crisis.